A5030302493- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Personality Traits and Psychology
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Spanish Literature and Culture Studies
- Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Sociology and Education Studies
- Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies
- Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- Spatial and Panel Data Analysis
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Media Influence and Health
- Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
- Sleep and related disorders
German Institute for Economic Research
2015-2024
Freie Universität Berlin
2020-2024
Singapore-HUJ Alliance for Research and Enterprise
2023-2024
SHARE
2024
Science Health Allied Research Education
2023-2024
University of Zurich
2023
University of Basel
2016-2023
Michigan State University
2023
Max Planck Institute for Human Development
2010-2022
FH JOANNEUM University of Applied Sciences
2022
Can risk-taking propensity be thought of as a trait that captures individual differences across domains, measures, and time? Studying stability in propensities the life span can help to answer such questions by uncovering parallel, or divergent, trajectories domains measures. We contribute this effort using data from respondents aged 18 85 German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) examining (a) differential stability, (b) mean-level differences, (c) individual-level changes self-reported...
Psychology offers conceptual and analytic tools that can advance the discussion on nature of risk preference its measurement in behavioral sciences. We discuss revealed stated traditions, which have coexisted both psychology economics study preferences, explore issues temporal stability, convergent validity, predictive validity with regard to preferences. As for do as a psychological trait show degree stability over time approximates what has been established other major traits, such...
Age and gender differences in narcissism have been studied often. However, considering the rich history of research accompanied by its diverging conceptualizations, little is known about age across various measures. The present study investigated their interactions eight widely used instruments (i.e., Narcissistic Personality Inventory, Hypersensitive Narcissism Scale, Dirty Dozen, Psychological Entitlement Disorder Symptoms from
Due to increased empirical interest in narcissism across the social sciences, there is a need for inventories that can be administered quickly while also reliably measuring both agentic and antagonistic aspects of grandiose narcissism. In this study, we sought validate factor structure, provide representative descriptive data reliability estimates, assess trait spectrum, examine nomological network short version Narcissistic Admiration Rivalry Questionnaire (NARQ-S; Back et al., 2013). We...
This study investigated age differences in cognitive and affective facets of empathy: the ability to perceive another's emotions accurately, capacity share emotions, behaviorally express sympathy an empathic episode. Participants, 80 younger (M(age) = 32 years) 73 older 59 adults, viewed eight film clips, each portraying a or adult thinking-aloud about emotionally engaging topic that was relevant either adults adults. In comparison their counterparts, generally reported expressed greater...
To examine the changes in mothers' and fathers' sleep satisfaction duration across prepregnancy, pregnancy, postpartum period of up to 6 years after birth; it also sought determine potential protective risk factors for during that time.Participants a large population-representative panel study from Germany reported yearly interviews. During observation (2008-2015), 2541 women 2118 men birth their first, second, or third child provided longitudinal data analysis. Fixed-effects regression...
Data WatchThis section offers descriptions as well discussions of data sources that are interest to social scientists engaged in empirical research or teaching courses include investigations performed by students.The purpose is describe the information source, give examples questions tackled with and tell how access for teaching.We focus on from German speaking countries allow international comparative research.While most at micro level (individuals, households, firms), more aggregate meta...
Frequent social interactions are strongly linked to positive affect, longevity, and good health. Although there has been extensive research on changes in the size of networks over time, little attention given development contact frequency across life span. In this cohort-sequential longitudinal study, we examined intraindividual with family nonfamily members, potential moderators these changes. The data come from 1998, 2003, 2008, 2013 waves German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) study (N =...
How do life events affect satisfaction? Previous studies focused on a single event or separate analyses of several events. However, are often grouped non-randomly over the lifespan, occur in close succession, and causally linked, raising question how to best analyze them jointly. Here, we used representative German data (SOEP; N = 40,121 individuals; n 41,402 occurrences) contrast three fixed-effects model specifications: First, individual models which other were ignored, thus prone...
This study examined the impact of context information on emotion recognition from a life-span developmental perspective. The main prediction was that age-related deficits in will only be evident context-poor tasks.A sample 48 younger (M(age) = 23 years) and 35 older women 70 watched film clips, each depicting female target who talked about an emotional biographical episode expressed one three emotions (i.e., happiness, sadness, or anger). Half films were presented without sound (context-poor...
Using cross-sectional and longitudinal data from a national sample spanning the adult life span, age differences in anger sadness were explored. The findings consistently suggest that frequency of increases during young adulthood, but then shows steady decrease until old age. By contrast, remains stable over most adulthood begins to increase In addition, effects on happiness investigated; evidence speaks for across groups, within-person decline was only evident Together provide further...
Happiness is considered a highly desirable attribute, but whether or not individuals can actively steer their lives toward greater well-being an open empirical question. In this study, respondents from representative German sample reported, in text format, ideas for how they could improve life satisfaction. We investigated which of these predicted changes satisfaction 1 year later. Active pursuits per se-as opposed to statements about external circumstances fortune-were associated with ( n =...
Abstract Background Individuals who are socioeconomically disadvantaged at increased risk for aging-related diseases and perform less well on tests of cognitive function. The weathering hypothesis proposes that these disparities in physical health arise from an acceleration biological processes aging. Theories how life adversity is biologically embedded identify epigenetic alterations, including DNA methylation (DNAm), as a mechanistic interface between the environment health. Consistent...
Abstract Self-control is a personality dimension that associated with better physical health and longer lifespan. Here, we examined (1) whether self-control buccal saliva DNA-methylation (DNAm) measures of biological aging quantified in children, adolescents, adults, (2) measured DNAm self-reported health. Following preregistered analyses, computed two advanced age (principal-component PhenoAge GrimAge Acceleration) measure pace (DunedinPACE) samples from the German Socioeconomic Panel Study...
Abstract The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) study is a rich resource for sociologists, mainly because it offers direct measures of respondents’ contexts. SOEP data provide (i) information retrieved from individuals themselves, (ii) their parents, partners, and organizations, (iii) prospectively collected on past characteristics, (iv) regional spatial identifiers allowing researchers to link the with regional-level characteristics. As has been in field since 1984, also reflect variation...
This study examines how changes in cohabitation or marital status affect Body Mass Index (BMI) over time a large representative sample.Participants were 20,950 individuals (50% female; 19 to 100 years), of the German population, who provided 81,926 observations 16 years. Face-to-face interviews used obtain demographic data, including and status, height, body weight, weight-relevant behaviors (exercise, healthy eating, smoking). Control variables included age, notable (life events such as...
In light of the recent worldwide migration refugees, determinants a more or less successful integration are heavily discussed, but reliable empirical investigations scarce and have often focused on sociodemographic factors. present study, we explore role several individual characteristics for refugee adjustment in areas (a) institutional, (b) interpersonal (c) intrapersonal adaptation. sample 4,527 refugees (M = 33.6 years, 38% women), investigated effect (age, gender, months Germany,...
Older adults more often complain about sleep disturbances compared with younger adults. However, it is not clear whether there still a decline of quality after age 60 and changes in old are mere reflections impaired physical health or they represent normative age-dependent development. Subjective perceived were assessed large sample 14,179 participants (52.7% women; range 18–85) from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study across four yearly measurement time points. linearly declined young...
Age and gender differences in narcissism have been studied often. However, considering the rich history of research accompanied by its diverging conceptualizations, little is known about age across various measures. The present study investigated their interactions eight widely used instruments (i.e., Narcissistic Personality Inventory, Hypersensitive Narcissism Scale, Dirty Dozen, Psychological Entitlement DSM-IV NPD, Admiration Rivalry Questionnaire-Short Form, Single Item brief version...
Mobile sensing is a promising method that allows researchers to directly observe human social behavior in daily life using people’s mobile phones. To date, limited knowledge exists on how well can assess the quantity and quality of interactions. We therefore examined agreement among experience sampling, day reconstruction, assessment multiple aspects interactions (i.e., face-to-face interactions, calls, text messages) possible unique access each has. Over 2 days, 320 smartphone users (51%...